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1
ITU-T Recommendation M.1030 was published in Fascicle IV.2 of the Blue Book. This file is an extract from
the Blue Book. While the presentation and layout of the text might be slightly different from the Blue Book version, the
contents of the file are identical to the Blue Book version and copyright conditions remain unchanged (see below).

2
In this Recommendation, the expression Administration is used for conciseness to indicate both a
telecommunication administration and a recognized operating agency.

ITU 1988, 1993

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or
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Recommendation M.1030
Fascicle IV.2 - Rec. M.1030

CHARACTERISTICS OF ORDINARY QUALITY INTERNATIONAL

LEASED CIRCUITS FORMING PART OF PRIVATE
SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORKS

General

1.1

Scope

This Recommendation details the characteristics of an international leased circuit intended to form part of a
private switched telephone network. The requirements of this Recommendation are intended to ensure the provision of a
circuit suitable for telephony purposes. Such circuits may be used either singly, and thus provide for speech
communication between two private telephone exchanges in different countries, or as part of a connection within a
private switched telephone network covering two or more countries.
It should be noted that not all Administrations provide circuits of the type covered by this Recommendation.
Recommendation G.171 [1] contains the transmission planning considerations upon which the characteristics
given in 2 below are based, and specifies the maximum number of circuits in tandem which the transmission plan
permits1).
1.2

Terminology

1.2.1

Circuit access points

The term circuit access points is used in this Recommendation with the same meaning as that given in
Recommendation M.565 [2]. The precise location of, and relative levels at, the circuit access points are determined by
the involved Administrations in collaboration with the renter concerned.
1.2.2

Four-wire circuits

This term is intended to cover circuits which are switched on a 4-wire basis, are available via 4-wire circuit
access points, and do not contain 2-wire circuit sections.
1.2.3

Two-wire presented circuits

This term is used to cover circuits which do not meet the criteria set out in 1.2.2 above, for example, circuits
between exchanges using 2-wire switching.
2

Characteristics

2.1

Nominal overall loss

It is not possible to specify the nominal overall loss between actual switching points, or between circuit access
points, because of the freedom afforded Administrations in choosing the relative transmission level at these points.
In order to ensure satisfactory loss and stability performance on end-to-end connections within private
switched networks, the overall loss of interconnecting international leased circuits may need to be the subject of bilateral
discussion between the terminal Administrations. In this connection, see also 3 below.
2.2

Loss/frequency distortion

The limits for overall loss relative to that at 1020 Hz are given in Figure 1/M.1030 and Figure 2/M.1030 for 4wire and 2-wire presented circuits respectively. It may be noted that the limits in Figure 2/M.1030 are the same as those
appearing in Recommendation M.1040, 2.2.

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1) Recommendation G.171, 1 [1] states that for connection between private telephone networks and the public network, when

permitted, assurance cannot always be given that transmission performance to CCITT standards will be obtained. The same may
be said for connections achieved by a user over which an Administration has no control, for example, between two or more private
networks by virtue of user provided private automatic branch exchanges (PABXs).

Fascicle IV.2 - Rec. M.1030

Exceptionally, where a 2-wire private telephone exchange originates and terminates traffic in an otherwise
4-wire network, the 4-wire section of an international leased circuit terminated on that exchange should meet the
requirements of Figure 1/M.1030.

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FIGURE 1/M.1030...[D01]

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FIGURE 2/M.1030...[D02]

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2.3

Variations of overall loss with time

For all circuits, variation with time of the overall loss at 1020 Hz (including daily and seasonal variations but
excluding amplitude hits) should be as small as possible but should not exceed 4 dB.
2.4

Random circuit noise

The nominal level of psophometric noise power depends upon the actual constitution of the circuit, in
particular upon the length of circuit of frequency division multiplex systems involved. The provisional limit for circuits
of lengths greater than 10 000 km is 38 dBm0p. However, circuits of shorter length will have substantially less random
noise (see Annex A to this Recommendation and Recommendation M.1050, 3.5).
2.5

Echo

The provisions of Recommendations G.122 [3] and G.131 [4] concerning echo control should be observed in
so far as they are applicable.
3

Stability

National systems interfacing with the international leased circuits dealt with in this Recommendation should
comply with the stability requirements of Recommendation G.122 [3].
Recognizing that national private switched networks (planned in accordance with national transmission
standards) may ultimately be interconnected by international leased circuits, involved Administrations may need to
discuss the actions necessary to ensure adequate stability of the resulting international private switched network.

ANNEX A
(to Recommendation M.1030)
Random circuit noise

Figure A-1/M.1030 displays random noise versus length of circuit of FDM carrier systems and is presented as
a guide to the random noise performance which may be found on an international leased circuit.

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FIGURE A-1/M.1030...[D03]

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Note At the present time the section of the circuit provided by satellite (between earth stations) employing
FDM techniques contributes approximately 10 000 pW0p (50 dBm0p) of noise. Therefore, for the purpose of
determining maintenance limits for noise measurement on leased circuits, the length of the section provided by satellite
may be considered to be equivalent to 1000 km in Figure A-1/M.1030.
The contribution to noise of a circuit section provided by satellite employing TDM techniques remains as a
subject for further study.
References
[1]

CCITT Recommendation Transmission plan aspects of private operated networks, Vol. III, Rec. G.171.

[2]

CCITT Recommendation Access points for international telephone circuits, Vol. IV, Rec. M.565.

[3]

CCITT Recommendation Influence of national systems on stability, talker echo and listener echo in
international connections, Vol. III, Rec. G.122.

[4]

CCITT Recommendation Stability and echo, Vol. III, Rec. G.131.

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